I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.
Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
Whenever I was on the pitch, I always tried to win.
I'm at my most comfortable out on the pitch when I'm in front of goal with the ball at my feet. It's about being used to certain situations, and with time, you will find, chances don't get snatched at.
But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.
The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.
I feel like a pioneer with the split-fingered fastball. I was the first one to really throw it pretty much 100 percent of the time. It was a pitch that I had to have. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't have been in the big leagues.
I was short with my fastball and breaking ball.